Albury's blood donation angels

By Alyssa Allen

If you are still having trouble with deciding on a realistic New Year's resolution, why don't you give up an hour of your time this 2013 to donate your blood and share "the gift of life". You could call Ann and Peter Appleby Albury's bona fide angels, they have donated almost 300 times between them.

Ann made her 240th donation recently and hopes others will do the same.

"It is wonderful, we do have great fun here, the nurses are all fantastic, it's just like being a part of a family."

Albury Blood Donor Centre Community Relations Officer, Cathy Chapman, applauded the residents of Albury/Wodonga for their dedication in keeping platelet stocks sufficient during the festive season.

The platelets have a short shelf life of four to five days so new donations are always welcome.

"We have to say a big thank you to all the border residents, they came out even on New Years Eve, we have got an amazing community of people who come in every two weeks to donate plasma and give an hour and a half of their time."